bondage
/ˈbɒndɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːndɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbän-dij/ (ame, mw)
bondage — noun
1. a condition where another person or power controls your life and limits your fre
a condition where another person or power controls your life and limits your freedom, especially in slavery, captivity, or forced labor.
For years, the mining camp kept whole families in bondage through debt.
keep someone in bondage
The speech honored people who had escaped bondage and built new lives.
escape bondage
After the election was fixed, fear kept the island in bondage to one party.
The novel shows a village held in bondage by a violent army.
After the law changed, thousands were finally released from bondage.
- slavery
more specific and usually refers to people treated as property
- captivity
focuses on being kept prisoner rather than on a whole system of dependence
- servitude
formal and often used for forced work or a dependent condition
- subjection
more abstract and often used for political or ideological control
- freedom
the state of being able to act without outside control
- liberty
formal word for personal or political freedom
- independence
stresses not being ruled or controlled by others
文法句型
be in bondage
keep someone in bondage
release someone from bondage
bondage to + person, system, or power
用法筆記
Common in historical, legal, and strongly figurative writing. It often appears after verbs like keep, hold, and release, and it sounds much stronger than everyday words such as control or pressure.
常見錯誤
2. a sexual practice where one partner ties or restrains the other, and reduced mov
a sexual practice where one partner ties or restrains the other, and reduced movement is part of the sexual pleasure.
The workshop discussed bondage in a lesson about consent and safety.
bondage + consent and safety
The health guide says bondage needs clear agreement from both partners.
bondage needs clear agreement
The clinic booklet described bondage as tying a partner's wrists with soft rope.
In the lecture, the doctor defined bondage as consensual restraint using rope or cuffs.
The editor removed a bondage scene showing a character tied to a chair.
- rope play
informal term that often refers more narrowly to rope-based restraint
- restraint play
describes the practice through restricted movement rather than the traditional label
- BDSM restraint
descriptive umbrella term used when placing it within a broader sexual context
文法句型
bondage as a sexual practice
bondage + consent/safety
bondage gear/rope/scene
用法筆記
Usually appears in discussions of adult sexuality, consent, and safety rather than in casual everyday talk. It often names the practice in general; for equipment or specific materials, speakers usually add another noun, as in bondage gear or bondage rope.